David Donnenfield, Producer/Director David Donnenfield has worked in visual media since 1975. After receiving his bachelor's degree in Film from UCLA, David worked as a staff producer for the California State Department of Education making, what else...films on education. Upon moving to San Francisco in 1980, David worked on numerous programs for the syndicated TV magazine programs, PM Magazine and Evening Magazine. He also served as assistant producer for the Academy Award nominated documentary Eight Minutes to Midnight. In 1991, he was awarded a master's degree in Educational Technology from San Francisco State University and established his own independent media production company. In the ensuing years, he has produced numerous educational and environmental programs for government agencies including Guardian of the Golden Gate, A Clean Exit and On Track to Reuse. His Secrets in Stone for the U.S. Geological Survey recounts the critical scientific discovery that led to the geologic model of plate tectonics. It aired on local PBS stations and won numerous awards. His documentary on an austere meditation practice introduced into a U.S. jail, Changing from Inside, won the National Council on Crime and Delinquency's Pass Award. It has aired on domestic cable stations as well as Dutch and Spanish TV, and enjoys worldwide distribution. David has produced programs for environmental organizations such as the Audubon Society, the CA Native Grass Association, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and others. He was commissioned by the New York Museum of Modern to produce a film on the Golden Gate National Recreational Area's restored Crissy Field for its 2005 landscape architecture installation, Groundswell. He recently completed a two-DVD set that trains parents and caregivers of autistic children in novel techniques to enhance the childrens' social and educational development. David recently teamed with Kevin White to produce Fair Fight in the Marketplace, an award-winning educational program on antitrust policy that aired recently on PBS. He is currently working with Kevin on a half-hour documentary chronicling kids' and teachers' efforts to save the CA freshwater shrimp by restoring habitat on private ranch land in Marin and Sonoma County. >PARTNERS